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Misleading. You're pointing to XP as a 14-year-old product. But who runs unpatched XP from 14 years ago? Nobody. It would be idiotic and even less secure than r
by Bud 11y ago
Misleading. You're pointing to XP as a 14-year-old product. But who runs unpatched XP from 14 years ago? Nobody. It would be idiotic and even less secure than running somewhat-patched XP. This isn't even a real difference, just one created by the fact that Microsoft never bothered changing the name of XP when it was patched beyond all recognition.
- JohnTHaller 11y agoAs it was automatically upgraded with no charge to the end user from one service pack to another it is a single product in the context of this discussion. For comparison, at the time, Apple charged for each subsequent point release of OS X despite them often being roughly equivalent to a Windows service pack. Upgrading Mac OS X versions before Mavericks still requires payment today.